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China: Octopus Clings to Phone After Being Caught by Fisher in Fuzhou

In Fuzhou, Fujian, a video captured a man fishing when he unexpectedly caught an octopus with a phone stuck to one of its tentacles on September 28. The octopus refused to let go, wrapping its arms tightly around the device as if claiming it as its own.

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Large Centralized Shared Energy Storage Power Station

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Battery containers are installed at the Pingtan Integrated Experimental Zone Shared Energy storage Power Station project (Phase I) in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, January 11, 2025.

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Large Centralized Shared Energy Storage Power Station

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Aerial photo of the shared energy storage power station project (Phase 1) in Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou City, China's Fujian province, Jan 11, 2025.

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Large Centralized Shared Energy Storage Power Station

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Battery containers are installed at the Pingtan Integrated Experimental Zone Shared Energy storage Power Station project (Phase I) in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, January 11, 2025.

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Large Centralized Shared Energy Storage Power Station

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Battery containers are installed at the Pingtan Integrated Experimental Zone Shared Energy storage Power Station project (Phase I) in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, January 11, 2025.

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Large Centralized Shared Energy Storage Power Station

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Aerial photo of the shared energy storage power station project (Phase 1) in Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou City, China's Fujian province, Jan 11, 2025.

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Large Centralized Shared Energy Storage Power Station

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Aerial photo of the shared energy storage power station project (Phase 1) in Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou City, China's Fujian province, Jan 11, 2025.

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Large Centralized Shared Energy Storage Power Station

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Battery containers are installed at the Pingtan Integrated Experimental Zone Shared Energy storage Power Station project (Phase I) in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, January 11, 2025.

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Large Centralized Shared Energy Storage Power Station

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Battery containers are installed at the Pingtan Integrated Experimental Zone Shared Energy storage Power Station project (Phase I) in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, January 11, 2025.

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Large Centralized Shared Energy Storage Power Station

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Battery containers are installed at the Pingtan Integrated Experimental Zone Shared Energy storage Power Station project (Phase I) in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, January 11, 2025.

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Large Centralized Shared Energy Storage Power Station

FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Aerial photo of the shared energy storage power station project (Phase 1) in Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou City, China's Fujian province, Jan 11, 2025.

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240811) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows an international cruise ship departing a dock in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-TYPHOON GAEMI-RESCUE AND RELIEF WORK (CN)

(240726) -- FUZHOU, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Village cadres and police officers help a villager arrange a ship overturned by the typhoon in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 26, 2024. As of 6 a.m. Friday, about 628,600 people in east China's Fujian Province had been affected by Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, with some 290,000 residents relocated so far, said local authorities. Rescue and relief work and post-disaster reconstruction is underway. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CLEAN ENERGY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240519) -- FUZHOU, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows a wind farm off the coast of Pingtan County, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian has accelerated the development of clean energy, including wind and nuclear power, to promote the green and low-carbon development of the society. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CLEAN ENERGY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240519) -- FUZHOU, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows a wind farm off the coast of Pingtan County, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian has accelerated the development of clean energy, including wind and nuclear power, to promote the green and low-carbon development of the society. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CLEAN ENERGY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240519) -- FUZHOU, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows a wind farm off the coast of Pingtan County, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian has accelerated the development of clean energy, including wind and nuclear power, to promote the green and low-carbon development of the society. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CLEAN ENERGY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240519) -- FUZHOU, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows a wind farm off the coast of Pingtan County, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian has accelerated the development of clean energy, including wind and nuclear power, to promote the green and low-carbon development of the society. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the cruise ship "Dream" leaving the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist taking an outbound trip gets her information checked via an E-channel at the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 6, 2024. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the cruise ship "Dream" docking at the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows tourists visiting the cruise ship "Dream" near the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows an interior view of the cruise ship "Dream" in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the cruise ship "Dream" leaving the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose for a photo before boarding the cruise ship "Dream" at the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 6, 2024. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-WUXI-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(231210) -- WUXI, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform Pingtan, a form of ballad singing in local dialect with Chinese instruments, at a historical and cultural district along the Grand Canal in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 7, 2023. China's Grand Canal, a vast waterway connecting the northern and southern parts of China, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. In recent years, the local government in Wuxi has continuously promoted the protection and practice of river regulation, water quality improvement, cultural heritage consolidation, and reuse of industrial relics, gradually building the banks of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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Forum on Chinese modernization, world modernization held in China's Fujian

STORY: Forum on Chinese modernization, world modernization held in China's Fujian DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: PINGTAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum on Chinese modernization and the prospects of world modernization in China's Pingtan STORYLINE: A forum on Chinese modernization and the prospects of world modernization was held Monday in east China's Fujian. It gathers nearly 200 experts from more than 20 countries and regions. They discussed possible solutions to address the challenges the world has been facing at the forum. The forum was organized by the World Association for Political Economy, Fujian Normal University, and Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone Management Committee. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Pingtan, China. (XHTV)

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - Fishing boats dock at Aoqian Central Fishing Port in Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - A police officer helps a child put on a life jacket at the Zhongmen Village breeding area of Pingtan Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - Local people and police conduct safety inspections against Super Typhoon Doksuri in Zhongmen Village breeding area of Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - Police help farmers reinforce fishing rows at Zhongmen Village breeding area in Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - Local people and police conduct safety inspections against Super Typhoon Doksuri in Zhongmen Village breeding area of Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - A police officer uses a horn to report the situation of Super Typhoon Doksuri in Zhongmen Village, Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China On July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - Local people and police conduct safety inspections against Super Typhoon Doksuri in Zhongmen Village breeding area of Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - Police lifting and breeding operation fishing boats docked at the dock at Zhongmen Village breeding area in Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - Police move the elderly and children at the Zhongmen Village breeding area of Pingtan Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - Police move the elderly and children at the Zhongmen Village breeding area of Pingtan Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - Police officers check a reinforced fishing boat cable at the Zhongmen Village breeding area of Pingtan Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Super Typhoon Doksuri

FUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 25, 2023 - Police lifting and breeding operation fishing boats docked at the dock at Zhongmen Village breeding area in Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, July 25, 2023. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory monitoring, this year's fifth Typhoon "Super Typhoon Doksuri" strength gradually strengthened, the strongest up to super typhoon level (16 ~17), is expected to land in the central and southern coast of Fujian on July 28.

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Xi inspects historic and cultural block in Suzhou in E China

STORY: Xi inspects historic and cultural block in Suzhou in E China DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: SUZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Suzhou 2. photos of Xi visiting a historic and cultural block of Pingjiang Road 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YINGYING, Director of Niujiaxiang Community, Pingjiang Street, Gusu District, Suzhou City 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU JIAWEN, Suzhou Pingtan performer 5. various of Pingtan performance 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LU JIANYING, Inheritor of Suzhou embroidery 7. various of embroidery artworks STORYLINE: Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a historic and cultural block of Pingjiang Road in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Thursday. Pingjiang Road, located in the northeast of Suzhou, gathers a variety of historic relics and cultural sites. It is the most typical and complete historical and cultural protection area in Suzhou. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YINGYING, Director of Niujiaxiang Community, Pingjiang Street, Gusu

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-KUNQU OPERA-CONCERT (CN)

(230415) -- SHANGHAI, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Bowen (L), a renowned artist of Pingtan, a style of ballad singing in Suzhou dialect with Chinese instruments, performs on stage in Hongkou District, east China's Shanghai, April 14, 2023. The Inlet, a fashion landmark located in Hongkou District of Shanghai, staged a Kunqu Opera themed concert titled "Kunplug" on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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Stunning "tears of the ocean" glowing at night

STORY: Stunning "tears of the ocean" glowing at night DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:15 LOCATION: PINGTAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of "blue tears" in Pingtan City, east China's Fujian Province STORYLINE: A surreal phosphorescent world of Avatar is seen in a sea in Dongmei Village in Pingtan, east China's Fujian Province. Dubbed as "tears of the ocean," the glowing wave is caused by bioluminescent plankton. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Pingtan, China. (XHTV)

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Tourism between China, Singapore expects to recover

STORY: Tourism between China, Singapore expects to recover DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: Singapore CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourism promotion STORYLINE: From the ice-filled landscapes in the northern part of China to classical gardens in the south, authorities from several provincial-level regions of China have come to Singapore for tourism promotion. On Sunday, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang jointly held a tourism promotion event at the China Cultural Center in Singapore. On Thursday, Suzhou brought Kunqu Opera and Pingtan, a traditional musical and oral performance art, to Singapore, as a part of its tourism promotion event. Local tourism workers said that the recovery of tourism between China and Singapore will help the two peoples to enhance mutual understanding. Singapore is ready to welcome Chinese tourists and Singaporeans are also looking forward to visiting China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Singapore

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-SUZHOU-THEME DAY

(230110) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform Chinese traditional lion dance at China Institute in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Jan. 8, 2023. Multiple events were staged in New York City on the weekend featuring intangible cultural heritage from east China's Suzhou. On Saturday night, Chinese artists presented Suzhou-style embroidery, Kunqu Opera and Pingtan, which is a form of ballad singing in Suzhou dialect with Chinese instruments, at the opening ceremony of the Suzhou theme day. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-SUZHOU-THEME DAY

(230110) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform Pingtan ballad singing at China Institute in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Jan. 8, 2023. Multiple events were staged in New York City on the weekend featuring intangible cultural heritage from east China's Suzhou. On Saturday night, Chinese artists presented Suzhou-style embroidery, Kunqu Opera and Pingtan, which is a form of ballad singing in Suzhou dialect with Chinese instruments, at the opening ceremony of the Suzhou theme day. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-SUZHOU-THEME DAY

(230110) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kunqu Opera performers perform at China Institute in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Jan. 8, 2023. Multiple events were staged in New York City on the weekend featuring intangible cultural heritage from east China's Suzhou. On Saturday night, Chinese artists presented Suzhou-style embroidery, Kunqu Opera and Pingtan, which is a form of ballad singing in Suzhou dialect with Chinese instruments, at the opening ceremony of the Suzhou theme day. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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Cultural events in NYC feature China's intangible cultural heritage

STORY: Cultural events in NYC feature China's intangible cultural heritage DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:18 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the embroidery workshop at China Institute 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO HUIFEN, Embroiderer from Suzhou 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU JUNYAO, Embroidery workshop team member 4. various of visitors having a close-up look of makeup and costume of Kunqu Opera 5. various of Kunqu Opera performers 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JAMES B. HEIMOWITZ, President of China Institute STORYLINE: Multiple events were staged in New York City on the weekend featuring intangible cultural heritage from east China's Suzhou. Chinese artists on Suzhou-style embroidery, Kunqu Opera and Pingtan, the very form of ballad singing in Suzhou dialect with Chinese instruments, presented craftsmanship and performances on Saturday night at the opening ceremony of Suzhou theme day. The theme day was held together with a concert entitled "Echoes of Ancient Tang Poe

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#CHINA-AUTUMN-FARMING (CN)

(220904) -- HUAIHUA, Sept. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers harvest rice in Pingtan Village of Pingtan Township of Tongdao Dong Autonomous County in Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 3, 2022. (Photo by Wu Sandong/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-AUTUMN-FARMING (CN)

(220904) -- HUAIHUA, Sept. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers transport harvested rice in Pingtan Village, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County in Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 3, 2022. (Photo by Su Yongzhu/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-AUTUMN-FARMING (CN)

(220904) -- HUAIHUA, Sept. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 3, 2022 shows villagers harvesting rice in Pingtan Village of Pingtan Township of Tongdao Dong Autonomous County in Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Su Yongzhu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-ITALIAN FASHION DESIGNER (CN)

(220829) -- PINGTAN, Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Filippo Strada arranges clothes in his tailor shop in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 30, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Italian fashion designer builds dream life on east China island" (Xinhua/Zhao Xuetong)